Concord police said a standoff on Hoit Road ended peacefully early Sunday morning with the suspect in custody. The road was reopened Sunday morning and neighbors were allowed back to their homes, though officers remained at the scene.Concord police said the situation began with a report that a man inside a home on Hoit Road and Victorian Lane was threatening to commit suicide at about 11 a.m. on Saturday.When they responded to the home, officers said they discovered a man inside with a firearm, so they established a perimeter while keeping up constant communication with the man.Police said the situation was serious, but it did not appear to be a hostage situation.With a goal of wanting to end the situation peacefully, police said they let neighbors in their homes know they needed to stay in their basements until the situation was over.A resident, who asked to remain unnamed, said she retreated to her basement with four of her children after getting a call from her husband at about 1:30 p.m."(My husband) said that the road was closed and that we should go into the basement because the police had advised him that there might be stray gunshots and that we either needed to be escorted out of the house or to hide in the basement. We opted to hide in the basement," the resident said. "We were hoping to be in Maine. We had a good weekend planned. We were heading out for a little mini vacation, and I don’t know if we're going to get there tonight."By 3:30 p.m., residents who were trying to drive into their neighborhood were told they would not be allowed back home until the situation was over."They had just told us that we weren’t able to go to our house and that we had an upset neighbor at that point," said another resident, who also asked to remain unnamed.At about 9:20 p.m., armored police vehicles were seen driving into the neighborhood.People in at least a dozen homes said their holiday weekends were affected by the police situation.

CONCORD, N.H. —

Concord police said a standoff on Hoit Road ended peacefully early Sunday morning with the suspect in custody. The road was reopened Sunday morning and neighbors were allowed back to their homes, though officers remained at the scene.

Concord police said the situation began with a report that a man inside a home on Hoit Road and Victorian Lane was threatening to commit suicide at about 11 a.m. on Saturday.

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When they responded to the home, officers said they discovered a man inside with a firearm, so they established a perimeter while keeping up constant communication with the man.

Police said the situation was serious, but it did not appear to be a hostage situation.

With a goal of wanting to end the situation peacefully, police said they let neighbors in their homes know they needed to stay in their basements until the situation was over.

A resident, who asked to remain unnamed, said she retreated to her basement with four of her children after getting a call from her husband at about 1:30 p.m.

"(My husband) said that the road was closed and that we should go into the basement because the police had advised him that there might be stray gunshots and that we either needed to be escorted out of the house or to hide in the basement. We opted to hide in the basement," the resident said. "We were hoping to be in Maine. We had a good weekend planned. We were heading out for a little mini vacation, and I don’t know if we're going to get there tonight."

By 3:30 p.m., residents who were trying to drive into their neighborhood were told they would not be allowed back home until the situation was over.

"They had just told us that we weren’t able to go to our house and that we had an upset neighbor at that point," said another resident, who also asked to remain unnamed.

At about 9:20 p.m., armored police vehicles were seen driving into the neighborhood.

People in at least a dozen homes said their holiday weekends were affected by the police situation.